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The Holm of Huip is a small island in the Orkney Islands, in Spurness Sound to the north west of Stronsay.
Veltie Skerry and the cairn on the Holm of Huip | |
Location | |
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OS grid reference | HY628311 |
Coordinates | 59.17°N 2.65°W |
Physical geography | |
Island group | Orkney |
Administration | |
Council area | Orkney Islands |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
The Holm has a cairn on it, and a number of grey seals.[1]
Like most of Orkney, the Holm is formed from Old Red Sandstone.
It lies opposite the airstrip and Huipness on Stronsay, and separated from it by Huip Sound.
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